Premier's Spelling Bee 2012

Over 123,000 students from 850 schools all over NSW have battled it out over the last few months in a knock-out spelling competition where there is only one winner.

Come along and join us Wednesday 7 November for the 2012 Premier's Spelling Bee Final live from the Eugene Goossens Hall at the ABC Ultimo Centre - 9.30am Juniors Primary competition and 2.00pm Seniors Primary competition.

702 ABC Sydney's DRIVE program hosted by Richard Glover and Grandstand sports presenter Peter Wilkins will broadcast live from the last 30 minutes of the Senior Primary final.

The Premier's Spelling Bee, is a statewide competition organised by the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) on behalf of the NSW Premier. It is an initiative designed to foster a love of words and spelling and encourage and support literacy development within state-run primary schools around NSW. It provides an opportunity for students to showcase their skills in spelling in a fun and challenging environment.

There are two divisions to the competition: Year 3 and below and Year 6 and below.

The competition is based on word lists developed by The Macquarie Dictionary and based at the DET website. The competition occurs at school, district, regional and state levels. Winners at each level receive certificates and medallions.